Verified Events
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Schaeffler and Wandelbots partner on global NOVA robotics platform
- NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac Sim will support virtual testing of robot tasks and manufacturing processes.
- A skill store is intended to organize applications, models and technical knowledge for transfer between sites.
- The partners cite potential automation lifecycle cost reductions of up to 40 percent.
NEURA Robotics and TUM open Munich RoboGym
- The facility spans about 2300 square metres and combines real robot data, human demonstrations and simulation.
- The initial three-year project costs roughly €17 million, including about €11 million from NEURA.
- Partners from more than ten industries have worked at the centre since September.
NEURA Robotics unveils 4NE1 Gen 4 humanoid
- The new body is slimmer and 20% lighter than its predecessor.
- A black textile exterior accompanies revised hands and reflex functions embedded in the limbs.
- Neuron AI combines visual, touch, force, audio and robot-state inputs for motion control.
Jungheinrich and Automha partner on two-way pallet shuttle
- Initial pallet transport can remain manual, with an upgrade path toward automated material flow.
- The partners combine Automha shuttle technology with Jungheinrich integration, software and lifecycle services.
- Development from concept to market readiness took nine months.
AUMOVIO wins China production nomination for third-generation satellite camera
- This is the camera generation’s first reported contract in China.
- Available sensors span 1.3–8 megapixels with different fields of view and HDR support.
- Optional defrost, demist and image enhancement address cold-weather and low-light use.
Körber takes strategic stake in NAiSE fleet-management software
- NAiSE remains independent, founder-led and open to other integrators and vehicle manufacturers.
- The partners will deepen integration between NAiSE’s platform and Körber’s supply-chain software.
- Joint development will explore further intralogistics applications, including humanoid robotics.
Agile Robots unveils Agile ONE SN humanoid reference platform
- The 1.4 m platform has 31 body degrees of freedom plus 20 in each hand and supports up to 3 kg payload per arm.
- GR00T 1.7, whole-body control and URDF/USD assets connect demonstration capture, simulation, training and physical testing.
- Availability is scheduled for early 2027; NVIDIA Halos safety integration is being explored.
Agile Robots targets 1,000–2,000 ONE S and ONE SN humanoids in 2027
- The target covers Agile ONE S and ONE SN together, aimed at universities and corporate research laboratories.
- ONE SN combines dexterous hands, cameras and NVIDIA Jetson Thor in a jointly specified research configuration.
- Stanford and ETH Zurich were named as potential customers, rather than confirmed orders.
Sereact launches closed training loop with NVIDIA and Nebius for returns robots
- Isaac Lab expands station episodes into simulated variants, while Cosmos varies garments, packaging, materials and lighting.
- Policies are post-trained on Blackwell GPUs and must pass Sereact’s evaluation threshold before returning to physical testing.
- The pipeline is available as a Physical AI Workbench reference architecture on Nebius cloud in EU regions.
Agile Robots starts mobile-humanoid sequencing proof of concept with Audi
- The robots combine dual-arm manipulation and humanoid reach with a mobile base.
- A DELMIA virtual twin on Dassault Systèmes’3 DEXPERIENCE platform uses NVIDIA Omniverse libraries to assess feasibility, timing, ergonomics and safety.
- Audi defines sequencing requirements for the trial; wider production use remains a future objective.
Circus reports more than 30 deployed systems across eight countries
- Its robots have prepared more than 230,000 meals cumulatively.
- Mature-site uptime exceeded 93% in Q3, compared with 70% at the start of the year.
- The company targets more than 50 deployed systems by year-end and reports the start of CA-A volume production.
TYTAN receives Bundeswehr mobile counter-drone system order
- The ordered configuration comprises six Drone Defender systems and two C2 vans.
- The award is a single procurement, with no framework agreement or subcontracting planned.
- The stated place of performance is a Bundeswehr facility in Bremervörde.
Schaeffler opens Taicang factory for humanoid joint-module production
- Six humanoids work across five stations assembling, inspecting, labelling and packaging modules, including linear and rotary actuators.
- The site combines assembly, robot training and data acquisition, digital twins and a data centre.
- Its training environments support tasks such as visual inspection, material handling and line-side replenishment under manufacturing conditions.
NEURA Robotics and NXAI develop xLSTM-based robot memory
- NXAI plans to offer its own xLSTM-based model on Neuraverse alongside NEURA’s independently developed Neuron AI.
- The proposed workflow covers task-specific fine-tuning, testing in NEURA Gyms and deployment on suitable robots.
- The research targets working and episodic memory so robots can use state and accumulated experience across multi-step tasks.
Siemens welcomes Logiicdev to Factory-One robotics validation programme
- Initial validation is proposed on FPGA platforms using LiDAR, vision and multi-sensor datasets.
- The evaluation will measure latency, power, predictability and other practical operating constraints.
- Longer-term development could involve motion control, industrial communications and a dedicated system-on-chip.
Siemens and NVIDIA unveil AI applications tested at Erlangen factory
- Cosmos generates inspection-training images from digital twins before physical PCB prototypes are available.
- AI agents propose production scenarios that planners validate against a factory digital twin before implementation.
- Siemens claims potential reductions of up to 85% in preparation engineering, 40% in time to market and 20% in planning costs.
Mercedes-Benz expands NVIDIA partnership for automated driving and future Level 4 applications
- Alpamayo supports point-to-point urban assistance, active safety and automated parking.
- Halos provides a parallel safety stack for redundancy and guardrails.
- Future SAE Level 4 applications include robolimousines; the companies also collaborate on engineering simulation and the MO360 production ecosystem.
NEURA Robotics introduces multimodal Neuron AI model
- Training combines physical robot interactions, simulation-amplified data and sensor-suit human demonstrations across five robot embodiments.
- NEURA scheduled an 11-minute 4NE1 laundry demonstration for October 20–22 at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, covering sorting, washing-machine handling and transfer to a dryer.
microagi releases MicroPlanBench next-action benchmark
- Each model receives eight seconds of 720p video at ten frames per second, with five attempts per clip.
- GPT-6 Astra reached a 65.6% mean pass rate under the company’s LLM-judged protocol; the judge checks actions, objects, destinations and hand assignment.
- The evaluation set totals just under 27 minutes; human reviewers selected cases with one reasonable immediate next action.
Ubitium raises $14M seed financing for physical-AI processors
- OpenOcean, KBC Focus Fund, Runa Capital, Inflection and personal investor Florian Seibel participated.
- The company has working UB108 engineering silicon combining signal processing, AI inference and real-time control.
- Its first commercial UB410 processor and customer evaluation units are planned for 2027.
Schaeffler adds two Greater China humanoid customers
- Two new customers in Greater China were added during the third quarter.
- The figure describes the humanoid-robotics order book, rather than recognised revenue or delivered products.
- The company plans to publish final validated financial results on November3.
Siemens opens six embodied-AI validation scenarios at five Chinese factories
- Scenarios include bulk-part sorting and loading, container transport, depalletizing and palletizing.
- Other tasks cover process operations and quality inspection, precision screw fastening and finished-product packaging.
- The programme aims to test transfer across production lines and operating scenarios.
Sereact robots enter live Zalando returns operations with CEVA
- The two operating sites are Greven, Germany, and Świebodzin, Poland.
- Robots grasp, identify and sort unfamiliar items without article-specific training or fixed SKU profiles.
- The Robotics-as-a-Service model leaves station supervision, exceptions and quality control with warehouse teams.
KUKA adds TD SYNNEX as European AMR distribution partner
- The initial rollout covers the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Benelux, with further markets planned.
- Partners receive technical workshops, local-language training through KUKA Colleges and digital support through PartnerFirst.
- Collaborative robots, education packages and industrial software are expected to follow the AMR portfolio.
Rheinmetall and Praetorian deliver AERIE counter-drone prototype
- AERIE fits in a 20-foot ISO container and is designed to house more than 20 interceptors.
- The demonstrator combines Praetorian's autonomous Arrow interceptor with its Hadrian AI-assisted command-and-control system.
- Full operator demonstrations are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.
AUMOVIO announces CFO departure and interim finance arrangements
- Dönges will leave the company on 31 October 2026 following a mutually agreed departure.
- Supervisory Board member Claus Bauer is due to become interim Head of Finance no later than 1 November 2026.
- AUMOVIO has begun the process of appointing a permanent CFO.
Rheinmetall and Breaker sign Boxer human-machine teaming agreement
- A customer demonstration let one crew member command a drone swarm through the standard headset while also operating the vehicle.
- The operator received less than 30 minutes of training; the teams demonstrated the vehicle integration within six months of their first discussion.
- Initial simulator integration took weeks, using the Boxer platform’s open architecture.
hexafarms raises €4.8M seed for crop sensing and robotic scouting
- Ananda Impact Ventures and Green Generation Fund led the round; Grey Silo Ventures, better ventures, Speedinvest, Mudcake and Techstars participated.
- The company separately received Rentenbank startup support and access to a subordinated loan of up to €800,000.
- More than 50 growers in 13 countries use the broader platform, which combines wireless sensors, forecasting and autonomous pest-and-disease scouting.
University of Stuttgart secures about €8M for SCALAR and COBRAS robot projects
- Each project receives approximately €4M, starts in November 2026 and is scheduled to run for three years.
- SCALAR combines retrofitted cranes and mobile robots for modular timber assembly, with AIT, Liebherr and Jekko participating.
- COBRAS develops coordinated mobile-robot swarms for assembly and disassembly of reusable space-frame structures, with EPFL and Université Libre de Bruxelles.
RobCo share sale values industrial-robotics company above $1 billion
- RobCo develops autonomous industrial robots for repetitive factory work, including pallet stacking and weighing raw materials.
- Its flagship Alfie is a two-armed, self-learning robot designed for factory-floor tasks.
Körber selected for Radha Exports’ planned Singapore warehouse automation
- The planned system combines an interfloor pallet lifter and smart shuttles across five floors.
- The design accommodates nearly 9,000 pallets within approximately 61,200 cubic metres.
- Körber’s warehouse control system will integrate with Radha’s warehouse management system.
INIT acquires 67.74% majority stake in Applied Autonomy
- Manufacturer-independent xFlow provides real-time monitoring, remote operator functions and operational data for public transport, airports and logistics.
- The combination brings xFlow together with INIT’s MOBILE-ITCS control system to support autonomous vehicles and mixed fleets.
Quantum Frontline Industries secures expanded 2027 Linza and Zoom contract
- The contracted volume exceeds the 2026 agreement, while QFI plans to increase production capacity fivefold for 2027.
- Linza is a multipurpose drone and Zoom is designed for reconnaissance; both originate from Ukrainian operational requirements.
- The joint venture combines Quantum Systems’ German industrial capacity with Frontline Robotics’ engineering and continued development in Ukraine.
Siemens agrees global industrial-technology distribution framework with TD SYNNEX
- TD SYNNEX operates across more than 100 countries, providing enablement, services and digital platforms for technology partners.
- The intended scope includes industrial automation, software, AI, cybersecurity, intelligent infrastructure and electrification.
- The partners aim to reach new customers and buying teams through systems integrators, hyperscalers, software vendors and managed-service providers.
Quantum Systems’ WIY venture receives German-funded interceptor scale-up order
- Production will take place in Ukraine under Germany’s winter military assistance package.
- Quantum WIY Industries combines Ukrainian WIY Drones engineering with Quantum Systems’ industrial resources.
- The order is intended to expand manufacture of interception systems already used in Ukraine.
Quantum Systems and Fire Point sign unmanned and counter-air development MoU
- The agreement was signed at a defence-industry roundtable attended by Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- The cooperation spans unmanned technology and counter-air development; the announcement describes a memorandum rather than a procurement award.
ARX Robotics and Roboneers expand partnership into system integration and joint development
- The agreement was signed in the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- It builds on their June 2026 ARX Industries production joint venture for Rys Pro UGVs in Ukraine and Germany.
- The companies already supply ground drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Synapticon and Reynolds & Moore formalise humanoid functional-safety partnership
- Reynolds & Moore provides risk assessment, safety architecture, validation and certification-readiness support in North America and Europe.
- Synapticon contributes SOMANET drive families, ACTILINK actuators and the POSITRON Safety AI platform.
- The combined support spans system concept, implementation and integration through the path to certification.
Nucleus Robotics shows uncut factory work and reports regular 4–6-hour shifts
- The footage retains hesitations and human interventions.
- The founder presents the work as a complete factory job rather than an isolated manipulation task.
Jungheinrich opens EAC 212a autonomous pallet robot for orders
- Integrated lifting connects floor storage, conveyors, production and dispatch workflows.
- Launch software includes automated block storage and retrieval, pallet-position management and autonomous disruption recovery.
- Demo and try-and-buy programmes let customers evaluate the robot in their own operating processes.
Agile Robots and Hitachi agree Physical AI manufacturing partnership
- The agreement covers robotic arms, mobile robots and Agile ONE, with AgileCore for simulation, control and orchestration.
- The partners plan to use Hitachi edge AI semiconductors and bring solutions to market through HMAX Industry and Agile customer channels.
- Longer-term work aims to coordinate multiple robots, machines and people across whole factory operations.
ARX and DEUTZ hand over first Ulm-built GEREON systems
- The systems will reinforce the GEREON fleet already operating in Ukraine.
- DEUTZ provides industrial manufacturing, production processes and quality assurance, while ARX leads system development and integration.
- The first handover is part of a larger production volume set to ramp over the coming months.